(A) The First Ward of the City of Paxton shall be all that portion of the city east of the following described line, to-wit: commencing at the intersection of the centerline of Vermilion Street with the north line of the alley extending in an easterly and westerly direction through the center of Block 3 and Block 13 in the Original Town of Prospect City, now City of Paxton, east of the Illinois Central Railroad, and proceeding northerly on said centerline of Vermilion Street to the centerline of Spruce Street; thence easterly on said centerline of Spruce Street to the centerline of Union Street; thence northerly on the centerline of Union Street to the city limits on the north and being north of the following described line, to-wit: Commencing at the southwest corner of Lot 8 in Block 13 in the Original Town of Prospect City, now City of Paxton, east of the Illinois Central Railroad; thence continuing easterly along the north boundary of the alley located in Block 13 and Block 23 in the Original Town of Prospect City, now City of Paxton, east of the Illinois Central Railroad; thence continuing easterly along the north boundary of the alley located in Blocks 33 and 43 in Pells Addition to Paxton, east of the Illinois Central Railroad, to the point of intersection of said alley with the centerline of High Street; thence southerly along the centerline of High Street to the centerline of Meridian Terrace; thence easterly along the centerline of Meridian Terrace to the centerline of Park Lawn; thence easterly along the centerline of Park Lawn to the centerline of Fall Street; thence north along the centerline of Fall Street to the centerline of Roselawn Drive; thence east along the centerline of Roselawn Drive to the city limits on the east.
(B) The Second Ward of the City of Paxton shall be all that portion of the city north of the following described line, to-wit: commencing at the west boundary of the City of Paxton and the centerline of Center Street continuing thence easterly along the centerline of Center Street to the centerline of Vermilion Street and being west of the following described line, to-wit: commencing at the centerline of the intersection of Center Street with the centerline of Vermilion Street; thence northerly on said centerline of Vermilion Street to the centerline of Spruce Street; thence easterly on said centerline of Spruce Street to the centerline of Union Street; thence northerly on the centerline of Union Street to the City Limits on the north.
(C) The Third Ward of the City of Paxton shall be all that portion of the city that lies south of the following described line, to-wit: commencing at the west boundary of the City of Paxton and the centerline of Center Street, continuing thence easterly on the centerline of Center Street to the centerline of Vermilion Street; thence southerly along the centerline of Vermilion Street to the centerline of Larson Street; thence east on the centerline of Larson Street to the centerline of Washington Street; thence south on the centerline of Washington Street to the south line of Glen Cemetery, extended; thence east along the present city limits to the west line of Cambridge Heights Subdivision; thence south along the west line of Cambridge Heights Subdivision to the centerline of East Washington Boulevard; thence east along the centerline of East Washington Boulevard to the city limits on the east.
(D) The Fourth Ward of the City of Paxton shall be all that portion of the city east of the centerline of Vermilion Street not included in the First Ward and Third Ward.
(Ord. 84-36, passed 11-12-84; Am. Ord. 02-32, passed 8-12-02)